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fred wrote: Does anyone know how the fuel economy changed on the Crosley once the block was changed, from the original lightweight

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, Dec 2, 2008

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"fred"
<bronzemouse8@...>
wrote:

"Does anyone know how
the fuel economy
changed on the
Crosley once the
block was changed,
from the original
lightweight motor?"

Hi, Fred. From the
inside factory
correspondence I've
gathered, the fuel
consumption actually
increased a smidgen
with the CIBA engine.
The suspected reason
given (although
Crosley didn't do an
actual test) was the
increased weight of
the CIBA engine as
compared to the COBRA
engine. That minor
difference was only
noticeable in heavy
stop-and-go driving.

My almost-first
Crosley (a CC wagon)
also almost came from
the legendary Shorty
Martin (a CCOC member
who some of you may
remember) and it had
a COBRA engine. When
I test-drove it the
engine missed badly,
and when I questioned
him about it he got
mad, said I "didn't
want a Crosley", went
into his house and
slammed the door.

I had to wait ten
more years to find my
first Crosley. (Still
have it, a '47 Sport
Convertible.)

=Lou=

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